FISH FRY: Carol Cucuzza has a problem.

She writes recently, “Having left Bradford over 20 years ago, I
still look for a Friday night fish fry – to no avail!”

“Living within one hour of New York City, and hundreds –
probably over a thousand – restaurants, you would think it would be
a simple task to find a Friday night fish fry! They just don’t
exist around here!

“Last night, being the season of Lent, I was hoping it would be
my lucky Friday and I’d be able to find one. Nope. As I moped over
my thin, greasy, fish and chips, the closest thing on the menu, I
was trying to explain to my husband how a real fish fry is this
huge, thick piece of fish that hangs over the plate, with a mound
of fries, or a baked potato, cole slaw, salad, etc. … and they used
to be really cheap!

“I remember my parents going to Bifano’s on a Friday night.
Although I never ate there, I remember it being a big deal! I also
remember the Downbeat, with Minnie Camas in the kitchen, serving up
her delicious house salad and Colella’s Bread with their fish
fry!

“Are their any other Bradfordians out there that are having this
same dilemma?”

Since the Friday fish fry is still widely available in Bradford,
we can only assume Carol is reaching out to former residents spread
across the country who are also hankering for a real fish fry. Our
sympathies to all of them.

Meanwhile, it is Friday so we must decide among 50 or more
places where to get our fish fry. Sorry, Carol.

‘GREAT IDEA’: Gus Gocella writes, “N.I.E. is a ‘great’ idea! I
read today’s article with Mrs. Zirkle’s class using the Era and
think the students will find a ‘new world’ out here reading/using
the newspaper for educational purposes.”

“Our granddaughter Maggie Pilson and her class in
Fredericksburg, Va., at Lee Hill Elementary School use the
Fredericksburg Star newspaper the same way.

“Maggie used the newspaper to read to the class the daily and
weekly weather reports just as a meteorologist would do on TV. It
has been a ‘big hit’ and Mom and Dad are elated that daughter
‘reads’ the newspaper and enjoys doing it.

“Keep up the good work Era. It appears to be fun.”